Psychologist: 'It's a case of pornography meets narcissism'

3:26 AM,
Jul. 26, 2013

New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner had problems with sexts.

Written by

Nanci Hellmich and Cathy Payne
| USA Today

Despite all the attention to New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, aka "Carlos Danger," sending sexual texts or images by cellphone is still uncommon among adults, surveys suggest.

About 15 percent of adult cellphone owners said they have received a sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude photo or video of someone they know on their phone, according to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey. Only about 6 percent admit to sending one of themselves. About 3 percent said they have forwarded one. Numbers remained about the same since an earlier survey in May 2010, Pew says.